The Magician’s Elephant

Kate DiCamillo’s New York Times best-selling fable about trusting the unexpected and making the extraordinary come true.

When a fortuneteller’s tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortuneteller’s mysterious answer (an elephant! An elephant will lead him there!) sets off a chain of events so remarkable, so impossible, that you will hardly dare to believe it’s true. With atmospheric illustrations by fine artist Yoko Tanaka, here is a dreamlike and captivating tale that could only be narrated by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo. In this timeless fable, she evokes the largest of themes — hope and belonging, desire and compassion — with the lightness of a magician’s touch. With dreamlike illustrations and a cover by Yoko Tanaka.

Author: Kate DiCamillo
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 12/08/2015
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.4lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780763680886
Language: English